Journal
JOURNAL OF CHROMATOGRAPHY A
Volume 1218, Issue 13, Pages 1707-1714Publisher
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2011.01.074
Keywords
Cold-fiber SPME; Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons; Phthalate esters; Soil; Sample preparation; Gas chromatography
Funding
- Brazilian Government Agency Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Cientifico e Tecnologico (CNPq)
- CNPq
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This study describes a new approach to cold-fiber solid-phase microextraction (CF-SPME) based on a combination of different extraction modes in the same extraction procedure. Also, the high quantity of water required to facilitate both the desorption of analytes from the matrix and their transport to the fiber coating is reported. The extraction mode was changed from the direct to the headspace mode in a single extraction while manipulating the extraction times and coating temperature to improve the extraction of compounds with different volatilities. Compounds with low volatility were better extracted in the direct mode, while the headspace mode was more appropriate for volatile compounds. Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and phthalic acid esters (PEs) in sand or soil samples were used as model compounds and matrices in this study. The optimized conditions were: sample pH in the range of 4-7, addition of 12 mL of 194 g L-1 aqueous NaCl solution in a 15 mL vial, and 80 min total extraction time with a sample temperature of 90 degrees C (50 min in direct mode with coating at 90 degrees C followed by 30 min in headspace mode with coating at 30 degrees C). The proposed procedure was compared with conventional CF-SPME (with and without addition of water) and was found to be more effective for all the analytes, since it is capable of extracting both heavier and lighter compounds from soil samples in a single extraction procedure. The use of an excess of water and a combination of extraction modes in the same CF-SPME procedure are the main factors responsible for this enhancement. The proposed method was applied to the extraction of PAHs and PEs in spiked soil samples and excellent results were obtained for most of the compounds evaluated. (C) 2011 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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